>"But he won't [having a public discussion], because Dodd is a coward and a DC-insider who only knows how to cut deals, not how to actually respond to the public's best interests."
SOPA was a malignant offshoot of a dying industry, but that doesn't justify being irrational.
Chris Dodd is no longer a Senator, he's now the chairman of an industry trade group - he isn't responsible for the "public interest" any more. Cutting deals in public would dilute the MPAA's negotiating leverage. He isn't being private because he's a coward but because he's not a clueless negotiator.
It's the Lamar Smiths who are the clear and present danger. The sitting representatives and senators supporting this crap are the ones violating their responsibility to the public interest, they're the ones warping the chess board. Dodd? He's another player.
SOPA was a malignant offshoot of a dying industry, but that doesn't justify being irrational.
Chris Dodd is no longer a Senator, he's now the chairman of an industry trade group - he isn't responsible for the "public interest" any more. Cutting deals in public would dilute the MPAA's negotiating leverage. He isn't being private because he's a coward but because he's not a clueless negotiator.
It's the Lamar Smiths who are the clear and present danger. The sitting representatives and senators supporting this crap are the ones violating their responsibility to the public interest, they're the ones warping the chess board. Dodd? He's another player.